“Just do it.” The words bounced through my head like lighting, too quick to catch and stop in their tracks, each repetition a hot jab into my brain. “You’ve done this before. So… just do it.” It didn’t make any sense. “For the first time in my life, I couldn’t make it work.” Here I was, sitting in front of a dual screen work desktop, staring at my latest assignment. For the first time in my life, I couldn’t make it work. My brain just couldn’t figure out how to complete the task – even if I had done it a thousand times before. ItRead More →

She walks through the department store, Christmas music blaring out everywhere, heat radiating from people rushing past on last minute errands. Oh, no. Hot flush. She can feel the swelter rising inside her, pushing to break through her skin any moment now and sending her into a sodden mess with her clothes clinging onto her like the skin around a sausage. Freda is striding away in front of her, pushing her bulk through the crowds, arms full of glossy shopping bags, chattering away and paying no attention to her friend’s struggles. “You get what you pay for, Mary. You pay for quality, you get quality,Read More →